By the way, SBI stands for "serious bodily injury." But according to 7News, a total of five people actually were hurt and required hospitalization.

Here's a Twitpic from the scene tweeted by 7News:

According to 7News, the taxi's driver was the person fatally injured. The station puts the time of the accident at shortly after 1 a.m. this morning, while 9News says it took place at approximately 12:45 a.m.

The intersection was impacted in both directions for hours. Moments ago, however, the Denver police tweeted this:

TRAFFIC UPDATE: NB and SB lanes of Colorado are now open.EB and WB lanes of 17th remain closed.

Michael Roberts has written for Westword since October 1990, serving stints as music editor and media columnist. He currently covers everything from breaking news and politics to sports and stories that defy categorization.